Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Subject(s): Carow, Emily Tyler, 1865-1939, Carow, Gertrude Tyler, 1836-1895, Death and burial of a person, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Police administration, Police--Law and legislation, Political participation, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, James Alfred, 1825-1898, Work
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Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt that wife Edith’s mother, Gertrude Tyler Carow, was buried in Turin and her sister Emily is headed home. Uncle James Roosevelt and his wife Aunt Lizzie are wrapped up in local politics and Roosevelt has begun his new job as New York City Police Commissioner. It is difficult work with three colleagues and hampering laws. He wants the legislature to give him the power to remove subordinates without appeal.
Collection
Creation Date
1895-05-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt. [May 13, 1895]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283605. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt. [13 May. 1895]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283605.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1895, May 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283605.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
